# Nick Dowmon

> Software Engineer at Google

Location: Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
Profile: https://flows.cv/nickdowmon

Engineer & Software Developer with a background in analytics and product development. Interested in working as a part of successful, happy, collaborative software teams.

## Work Experience
### Software Engineer @ Google
Jan 2023 – Present | Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

### Team Lead @ JupiterOne
Jan 2021 – Jan 2023

### Senior Software Engineer @ JupiterOne
Jan 2021 – Jan 2023

### Software Engineer @ JupiterOne
Jan 2020 – Jan 2021 | Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Area

### Graduate Research Assistant, Cybersecurity & AI @ MIT School of Engineering
Jan 2019 – Jan 2020 | Cambridge, Massachusetts
Worked with Fortune 100 industry sponsor to address need: ID malicious activity with no known signature

Created novel method for automatically detecting and interpreting anomalies in network traffic data 

Built static anomaly detection system (V1) and web UI using Python and Flask

Wrote multi-threaded, distributed Java (V2) for streaming; used MapReduce architecture and cloud servers

Directed and supervised two undergraduate researchers in system design and software engineering tasks

### Software Lead @ MIT Hyperloop II
Jan 2018 – Jan 2019
Led software development effort for MIT’s team in 4th SpaceX Hyperloop Pod Competition

Integrated 89 sensors and 21 controls using I2C, UART, CAN, Analog and Digital communication protocols

Designed state machine for autonomous drive state transitions and control actions

Completed development in crisis mode after battery explosion damaged vehicle 3 weeks before competition

Placed 1st out of U.S. teams, 5th internationally at SpaceX Headquarters; recognized with Innovation Award

### Energy Analytics Developer @ FirstFuel Software
Jan 2018 – Jan 2019 | Lexington, MA
Developed Energy Efficiency Recommendation expert system and multiple feature improvements

Successfully justified migrating expert system from rules engine to general-purpose Python

Measured and increased code coverage, decreased cyclomatic complexity in team’s coding culture 

Implemented “reason codes” feature to justify user recommendations, “savings” feature to predict savings

### Energy Engineer @ FirstFuel Software
Jan 2016 – Jan 2018 | Greater Boston Area
Analyze client utility data and building characteristics to remotely identify energy efficiency opportunities in over 250 commercial buildings

Calculate estimated electric, gas, and water savings for efficiency projects based on energy and heat transfer equations and knowledge of building systems, including HVAC, lighting, and industrial equipment

Use FirstFuel platform to report unusual building characteristics and operations to commercial building managers, and present energy efficiency recommendations and estimated savings

Use Microsoft Excel VBA to create analysis tools, including a visual tool to estimate the amount of energy generated from on-site solar PV installations

### Solar PV Research Co-op @ CPFL Energia
Jan 2015 – Jan 2015 | Campinas, SP, Brasil
Designed and executed a 5-month research project on solar PV production improvements based on different O&M procedures for Brazilian energy regulator ANEEL, the CPFL Innovation team and grid operators in Brazil

Led a team of three engineers during the project and demonstrated proficiency in professional communication in a non-native language and effective adaptation to a foreign work culture

Developed data analysis methods specific to this project, and created a set of MS Access tools to compile data into single database and dynamically chart production fluctuations based on different criteria

Authored a final report of findings and recommendations to manage O&M of current and future Brazilian PV plants

### Mechanical Engineering & IT Co-op @ SourceOne, Inc (DE)
Jan 2014 – Jan 2014 | Boston, MA
Managed SQL databases of over 10 million records containing customer energy consumption data

Created customer reporting content for SourceOne Energy Management System web portal and designed internal reports for verification of data accuracy using historical energy data

Installed network communication for customer utility meters; charted metering reference diagrams in project deliverables

### Commercial & Industrial Energy Efficiency Co-op @ Cape Light Compact
Jan 2013 – Jan 2013 | Barnstable, MA
Calculated energy and cost savings for energy efficiency projects and relayed the information in reports to commercial ratepayers

Conducted on-site installation QC of eligible energy efficiency equipment including lighting, HVAC, and other equipment

Nominated a client and local business as a Northeast Energy Efficiency Partnerships Business Leader; helped to regionally recognize their achievements in efficiency


## Education
### Master of Science in System Design and Management
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

### Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering
Northeastern University


## Contact & Social
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/ndowmon

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Last updated: 2026-03-31